# NTSB NYC76FNC58: Cessna 150L, N5237Q, Westminster, VT, July 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1976
- Place: Westminster, VT · WESTMINSTER, VT
- Location: 43.0785° N, 72.4543° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westminster, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0785&lon=-72.4543&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154756
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FNC58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNC58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2296  76/7/22    WESTMINSTER,VT      CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1510                    N5237Q              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLAREMONT,NH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- THROTTLE ARM TO CARB DISCONNECTED.LNDD IN A CORN FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5237Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5237Q), registered now, S/N 15073137, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760722021889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760722021889A), Jul 22, 1976: Cessna 150L, Westminster, VT, Substantial damage. Throttle arm to carb disconnected. Lndd in a corn fld.

## Other investigations on N5237Q (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI78FEC56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC56), Sep 25, 1978: Cessna 150L (N5237Q), Pontiac, MI, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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